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Curriculum Vitae

City: Longmont, CO
Telephone:
  1-303-725-7095

Teaching & Professional Interests

• Special and Corporate Libraries
• Social Media in LIS

Research Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
• Computer / Information Networks
• Digital / Virtual Libraries
• Special and Corporate Libraries
• Social Media in LIS

Scott R. Brown

Lecturer

Scott Brown is owner of Social Information Group, an independent information practice focused on the effective use of social networking tools for sharing and finding information. He has been involved in corporate, academic and public libraries for over 20 years. Most recently, he was a Senior Information Specialist with Digital Libraries & Research, the library and information organization at Sun Microsystems. Scott is a regular speaker nationally on many areas of information work. He also provides coaching for information professionals.

Courses Taught

• > [246] Information Technology Tools & Applications - Advanced [Web 2.0]
• > [282] Seminar in Library Management [Marketing Your LIS Skills in a Networked and Changing World]
• > [282] Seminar in Library Management [Conflict Management for Information Professionals]
• > [282] Seminar in Library Management [Using Social Media for Competitive and Company Research]

Education

• M.A. (Counseling) Regis University, Colorado (2010)
• M.L.I.S. (Library & Information Science) San José State University, California (1999)
• B.A. (Comparative Literature & Creative Writing) University of California Santa Cruz (1989)

Academic & Professional Experience

• Adjunct Professor, Library and Information Science, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver (2010 - )
• Owner, Social Information Group (2008 - )
• Senior Information Specialist, Sun Microsystems (2000-2009)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

For other publications and presentations, see Curriculum Vitae PDF above.

• Brown, S. (2011). OrgIntel: Organisational intelligence for finding and influencing your stakeholders. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/find/64421
• Brown, S. (2011). Information management lessons from "Austin Powers". FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/manage/63875
• Blakeman, K & Brown, S. (2010). Social Media: Essential for Research, Marketing and Branding. ASIS&T Bulleting. Retrieved from http://www.asist.org/Bulletin/Oct-10/OctNov10_Blakeman_Brown.html
• Brown, S., Confetti-Higgins, C. & Hill, C. (2010). Creating Information Communities with Twitter: Notes for Publishers and Content Providers. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/share/60970
• Brown, S. (2010). How Do THEY Use Information? Investigating the user information process. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/use/4682
• Brown, S. (2010). "Retreading", not Reinventing, the Wheel: How info pros repurpose content for increased efficiency and visibility. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/use/4652
• Brown, S. (2009). Yahoo! Pipes: Relevant information on tap. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/find/4342
• Brown, S. (2008). Wikis at Sun Microsystems: The ongoing evolution. FUMSI. Retrieved from http://web.fumsi.com/go/article/share/3328

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